Torn was confused and mistook the bank for his home, which is about a half-mile down the road in Salisbury, his attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, said.

Torn pleaded not guilty to trespassing and other charges in connection and prosecutors also dropped a burglary charge, agreeing with Waterfall that there was no intent to burglarize the bank.

The arrest happened eight months after he was charged with DUI. In December 2008, he was stopped on Route 44 in Salisbury after leaving the White Hart Inn and entered a yearlong alcohol education program in May 2009.

In May of this year, a judge dropped a DUI charge against Torn after he completed the program.

Waterfall has said his top priority is to avoid jail time for his client.